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April 16, 2012

The Electric Car's Carbon Conundrum

Paul Steinquist, New York Times


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It's a lot like one of those math problems that gave you fits in sixth grade: a salesman leaves home in Denver and drives his electric car to a meeting in Boulder. At the same time, a physicist driving the same model electric car sets out from her loft in Los Angeles, heading to an appointment near Anaheim. . .

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TAGGED: carbon emissions, Transportation, electric cars, New York Times

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